22-Item Toddler Capsule Wardrobe for Summer/Autumn Season

22 September 2017

As a minimalist, I firstly discovered benefits of paring down my own wardrobe to really only essentials. I have a few basic, simple clothes that take little space in our closet. Less stress and better look are the biggest advantages of the decluttering I made. But for a long time, I haven’t applied it to my Boys closets. Until I’ve done and felt so much relief as a mother! Today I’ll show you benefits of tiny wardrobe for kids and tell you what my toddler capsule wardrobe consists of (with numbers).

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Benefits of minimalist kids’ closet

Just imagine how little everyday decisions – what to wear today? which tee? – you’d have if your kid would have only 6 tops (some of them in the laundry).

Imagine how much more space you’d have in your wardrobe if you’d give away clothes that are not liked or never used by your kids.

I encourage you to do my experiment to declutter kids’ wardrobe. As a result of about two-week observations, you’ll achieve a little number of clothes that your kid likes, needs, uses and looks good wearing it. Don’t worry that you could end up one day with no clean socks because in the experiment we have in mind your usual laundry frequency.

Below I’m sharing with you results of the experiment on my Younger Boy’s wardrobe. And believe me:

My 1-year old toddler capsule wardrobe

Here is the current state of my kids’ clothes minimalist experiment taken among my Younger Son clothes for seven days. His pieces of clothing are simple, basic, so it’s easy and fast to pick outfits and the experiment really almost discards the what to wear? decision-making.

These numbers of clothes work well for my family. I’m putting them here to give you an example how a pared-down toddler wardrobe can look like. But these numbers aren’t any rules, they won’t fit every family and aren’t here to show anyone what number of clothes he or she should keep in kids’ wardrobe to call it minimalist or capsule.

It’s just an example to show that toddler capsule wardrobe is doable. It’s my example to inspire you to make changes in your home.

Below the parts of the list, I put some clothes that are the kind I’d pick for my kids. The cut should be comfortable for little human beings and the material is cotton, at least 90%. I’ve described my rules of choosing clothes in this article and some of these points apply especially to kids’ clothing.